Easter Monday

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the day after Easter, observed as a holiday in some places.

QUIZZES

Set some time apart to test your bracket symbol knowledge, and see if you can keep your parentheses, squares, curlies, and angles all straight!

Question 1 of 7

Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

But the program is just six weeks long, the Pentagon admitted Monday.
Pentagon Insider on New Plan to Fight ISIS: ‘Of Course It’s Not Enough’|Nancy A. Youssef|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As the controversy unfurled late Monday, it created some odd bedfellows.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, Soelistyo had jolted relatives as well as searchers by suggesting that the plane could be “at the bottom of the sea.”
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After two nights in detention, he was scheduled to be deported back to Turkey on Monday.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

As the sun set on Monday and the search was called off for the day, there had been no positive update on the possible wreckage.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The doctor had been spending Easter at Cannes, and the dowager had devoutly prayed that he might not yet return.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Liszt has returned from his trip, and I have played to him twice this week, and am to go again on Monday.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The devotional reading of the story is a most natural and helpful observance of the Easter season.
His Last Week|William E. Barton
On Monday the clouds cleared away and the whole country was gloriously bright and fresh after the heavy showers.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
You met him at Biarritz six months ago, and on Monday last he lunched with you up at Monifieth.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux